Study of Student Permit Holders Minimal
Colleges and Institutes Canada
25 August, 2020
A review of IRCC student permit application trends
This is a report showing trends in international studen applications to Canada. Most of the data shows numbers from all education levels, with the exception of the data that highlights specific institutions.
The report draws on some public IRCC data and some special requests made by CICan
Rankings
The first of the below charts shows countries of origin for all study permit applicants for all education levels
The second chart shows countries of origin for study permit holders in college/CEGEP education levels only, using sign date numbers and imputed randomized numbers for those with supressed values.
The below chart shows city destination for study permit holders in college/CEGEP education levels only, using sign date numbers and imputed randomized numbers for those with supressed values.
The below chart shows city destination for study permit holders in university levels only, using sign date numbers and imputed randomized numbers for those with supressed values.
This is a chart showing the movement among the top 10 institutions by student permit approvals
The number of approvals (and also applications) is very low prior to 2014.
Some institutions (including larger ones) have been left out of this dataset by the provider
Institution tables
The below tables show the top institutions by student permit applications (2019 numbers)
The bottom table shows the top 5 countries (by total applications over the time studied) for each of these top 10 institutions
Hover over the total number to see further details
Some institutions (including larger ones) have been left out of this dataset by the provider
| Institution | Total |
|---|---|
| Conestoga College | 13624 |
| Centennial College | 9277 |
| Lambton College | 6377 |
| George Brown College | 4933 |
| Canadore College of Applied Arts and Technology College Drive Campus North Bay ON | 3713 |
| Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology | 3369 |
| Langara College | 3026 |
| Cape Breton University | 2982 |
| Fleming College | 2676 |
| Thompson Rivers University | 2469 |
| Institution | Country of citizenship | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology | India | 2660 |
| Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology | Nepal | 280 |
| Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology | Nigeria | 136 |
| Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology | Honduras | 42 |
| Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology | Ethiopia | 34 |
| Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology | Total | 3369 |
| Canadore College of Applied Arts and Technology College Drive Campus North Bay ON | India | 3166 |
| Canadore College of Applied Arts and Technology College Drive Campus North Bay ON | Philippines | 181 |
| Canadore College of Applied Arts and Technology College Drive Campus North Bay ON | Bangladesh | 114 |
| Canadore College of Applied Arts and Technology College Drive Campus North Bay ON | People’s Republic of China | 46 |
| Canadore College of Applied Arts and Technology College Drive Campus North Bay ON | Sri Lanka | 25 |
| Canadore College of Applied Arts and Technology College Drive Campus North Bay ON | Total | 3713 |
| Cape Breton University | India | 1791 |
| Cape Breton University | People’s Republic of China | 244 |
| Cape Breton University | Nigeria | 202 |
| Cape Breton University | Bangladesh | 137 |
| Cape Breton University | Rwanda | 137 |
| Cape Breton University | Total | 2982 |
| Centennial College | India | 4387 |
| Centennial College | Philippines | 900 |
| Centennial College | Nigeria | 513 |
| Centennial College | People’s Republic of China | 418 |
| Centennial College | Iran | 358 |
| Centennial College | Total | 9277 |
| Conestoga College | India | 11581 |
| Conestoga College | Nigeria | 617 |
| Conestoga College | Iran | 247 |
| Conestoga College | Philippines | 145 |
| Conestoga College | People’s Republic of China | 133 |
| Conestoga College | Total | 13624 |
| Fleming College | India | 2170 |
| Fleming College | Socialist Republic of Vietnam | 233 |
| Fleming College | Nigeria | 47 |
| Fleming College | Philippines | 34 |
| Fleming College | Bangladesh | 33 |
| Fleming College | Total | 2676 |
| George Brown College | India | 1186 |
| George Brown College | Iran | 766 |
| George Brown College | Socialist Republic of Vietnam | 522 |
| George Brown College | People’s Republic of China | 405 |
| George Brown College | Korea, Republic of | 203 |
| George Brown College | Total | 4933 |
| Lambton College | India | 5621 |
| Lambton College | Nepal | 150 |
| Lambton College | Philippines | 94 |
| Lambton College | Brazil | 74 |
| Lambton College | Jamaica | 72 |
| Lambton College | Total | 6377 |
| Langara College | India | 1640 |
| Langara College | People’s Republic of China | 221 |
| Langara College | Socialist Republic of Vietnam | 215 |
| Langara College | Iran | 197 |
| Langara College | Brazil | 117 |
| Langara College | Total | 3026 |
| Thompson Rivers University | India | 855 |
| Thompson Rivers University | Nigeria | 361 |
| Thompson Rivers University | Bangladesh | 175 |
| Thompson Rivers University | People’s Republic of China | 162 |
| Thompson Rivers University | Kenya | 112 |
| Thompson Rivers University | Total | 2469 |
| Total | Total | 86239 |
Predictions
These are predictions using multiple linear regression on time and various variables
This data shows study permit holders for all education levels using general IRCC data from table TR007
This shows the same as above, for the top 15 countries from East and South Asia
A report by Peder Soeraas
CICan Senior Research Analyst
PSoeraas@collegesinstitutes.ca